Idol Gives Back Ends With "Shout to the Lord"

It's rare that I would comment on back to back nights after watching American Idol, but I would have to say that I was rather surprised to hear "Shout to the Lord" close out the 2.5 hour marathon Idol Gives Back yesterday night. I wasn't sure how to feel hearing it, considering that most of those contestants singing it didn't even know the true meaning behind that song. I did find it rather odd that they made a subtle change to the song beginning, by replacing "My Jesus my savior" with "My Shepherd my savior". But as I think about it, I'm not surprised, as the show tried to be more "politically correct" by removing the name of Christ from the song.

I was reminded of Isaiah 53:3 3, where it says of Christ, "He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." If Christ was rejected by men when he was alive, should it shock you that men would reject Christ now? I only found it fitting that after singing this song about Jesus Christ, that they would end the show by a comedical profanity laced tirade by Ben stiller. Would you expect anything more?